Elderly man with hallucinations receives medical aid, Jackson CA
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Medical responders are attending to a 100-year-old man at Mel's Diner near North Highway 49 who has hallucinations and altered mental status after being awake 36 hours. The patient's vital signs are stable and this condition occurs occasionally, often related to urinary infections, though no current UTI symptoms are noted.
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Transcript:
00:00
J-O-3, medic two-go-3.
00:13
Go ahead for two.
00:20
Miner, 31, Highway 49, 83-year-old male, aalist.
00:31
22104-107, run number (number withheld).
00:46
(number withheld) at Menacom.
00:47
Mel's Diner, near North Highway 49 at Main Street.
00:58
Medic 3, Code 2[2], ALS[1] traffic.
01:07
And Semesian Gomez, go have a good traffic.
01:11
Hello, I'm Derby.
01:13
This is Medics III Paramedic Gafford.
01:15
We're en route to CO2 ALS[1] with METI of about 10 minutes.
01:19
On board today I have a 100-year-old male, 100-year-old male.
01:24
He's ANO2 GPS 14.
01:26
It sounds like this is altered from patient's baseline.
01:30
Coming in to you today after being awake for 36 hours and experiencing some audiovisual hallucinations.
01:38
Per family, this is a semi-frequent occurrence that happens every handful of months, usually in coincidence with a UTI.
01:48
Patient isn't currently experiencing any UTI symptoms.
01:52
There's no foul odor, darkness, or a sediment in the urine.
01:57
Patient does have a permanent holy.
02:00
Thank you. Current vital signs, we have a pulse of 39 showing a slow 8b on the monitor.
02:09
Per the family, this is patient's baseline, usually has a heart rate of between 35 and 45 per family.
02:16
Current blood pressure, we have a 129 over 68, 129 over 68.
02:21
Reparations 18 and a starting 97% on roommates.
02:24
We have a blood sugar of 119, 119, and a Timpanic attempt of 98.4.
02:30
984. 84. ETA of about nine minutes.
02:34
Do you have any questions ordered?
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[1]
ALS: Advanced Life Support (medical response level)
[2]
Code 2: Urgent, non-emergency response without lights or sirens.
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CA-88, Jackson, CA 95642
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